

Turkmenistan chess championship among boys and girls starts in Ashgabat
On February 20, the Turkmenistan Chess Championship among boys and girls under 18 starts in Ashgabat.


On February 20, the Turkmenistan Chess Championship among boys and girls under 18 starts in Ashgabat.


As the death toll continues to rise, the strong earthquake that struck southeast Turkey and northwest Syria on February 6 is among the 10 deadliest earthquakes in the last 100 years. As of Friday, it has claimed the lives of more than 41,000 people.


On February 18, the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country hosted a scientific-practical conference “Dialogue is a guarantee of peace”, timed to coincide with the Day of Diplomatic Workers of Turkmenistan.


On February 18, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, on the instructions of the Esteemed President, made a working visit to the city of Arkadag, Ahal velayat, and got acquainted with the model projects of buildings and facilities for various purposes, which are planned to be built in the second stage of the construction of Arkadag city.


On behalf of the people and government of Turkmenistan, as well as on his own behalf, our esteemed President Serdar Berdimuhamedov sent his heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and to all the people of the country on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Turkmenistan and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.


Computer literacy courses for those aged 50+ have started in Yerevan. The main "heroes" of the social project are the elderly, who are taught free of charge how to adapt to the Internet space and how to use electronic services, Mir24 says.


The fight between the Turkmen boxer Ikhtiyar Masharipov and the representative of Russia Sergey Makedon ended in a technical draw. The fight took place on February 17 as part of the Pravda Old School Boxing tournament in Moscow.


Two more new vocational schools in the Akhal region - the Sachly Dursunova Medical Secondary Professional School and the Berdymukhamet Annayev Secondary Professional School, will open their doors to applicants. Relevant documents on the creation of these educational institutions in the region were signed on Friday by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, the official Turkmen press reported.


The National Red Crescent Society of Turkmenistan has sent a new batch of humanitarian aid to earthquake-stricken Turkey, according to the organization's website.


Turkmenistan co-authored the resolution of the UN Commission on Social Development "Policies and programs with the participation of youth", according to the website of the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the UN.


The "Turkmendemirellary" agency invites organizations and private enterprises to participate in the tender for the supply of material and technical resources.


Azerbaijan plans to expand the Southern Gas Corridor to increase gas supplies to EU countries. This was stated by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the round table "Pipeline dreams: Energy security of the future", held within the framework of the Munich Security Conference, APA news agency reports.


Students of the Faculty of Journalism of the International University for the Humanities and Development celebrated two anniversaries at once: 2 years since the establishment of the student club of journalists called Acta diurna, as well as the 300th anniversary of the birth of Magtymguly Pyragy, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper writes today.


A new diorama named "Hunter" dedicated to the ancient tradition of hunting, which has deep roots, has opened in the State Museum of the State Cultural Center of Turkmenistan in the exposition of the ethnographic department, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reports.


Scientists from Oxford University (UK) together with colleagues from Aarhus (Denmark) and Buenos Aires (Argentina) conducted a study of the impact of TV series and movies on the human body. The results of the experiments are published in the journal Science Advances.